Thanks for the photos....and great trivia about the barber.George Preddy's hometown is not far from my hometown. Preddy's younger brother, Bill, was also a P-51 pilot KIA and is an alumnus of my alma mater.

Thanks for the photos....and great trivia about the barber.George Preddy's hometown is not far from my hometown. Preddy's younger brother, Bill, was also a P-51 pilot KIA and is an alumnus of my alma mater.

Question: is the red/white antenna another symbol for the barber?

Yes, according to the CAF member I talked to the radio antenna, horn balance, trim tabs, gun ports, and even the exhaust stacks all had red and white stripes which were all painted by the Preddy's Crew Chief, Art "Snoots" Snyder.

Any word on when these are supposed to be hitting the dealers' shelves in the U.S.? I went ahead and put a preorder in on one, figured if I didn't I would never order it otherwise until they are hard to find and then start scrambling for one (similar to what I did with the Mig Killer Skyraider). It'll be pretty neat to have 3 different versions Preddy's 'Stang in 3 different scales.

Picked up my Preddy Stang from Onmark today and all I can say is.... Wow!!Purely a piece of diecast porn that could only be that much better if HM would add the stencils.Other than that, no real complaints here and definitely the best release of the 1/48 Mustang so far.

“The moment you think you know what’s going on in a women’s head, is the moment your goose is well and truly cooked”-Howard Stark

hworth18 wrote:Picked up my Preddy Stang from Onmark today and all I can say is.... Wow!!Purely a piece of diecast porn that could only be that much better if HM would add the stencils.Other than that, no real complaints here and definitely the best release of the 1/48 Mustang so far.

hworth18 wrote:Picked up my Preddy Stang from Onmark today and all I can say is.... Wow!!Purely a piece of diecast porn that could only be that much better if HM would add the stencils.Other than that, no real complaints here and definitely the best release of the 1/48 Mustang so far.

How does it compare detail and quality wise to the EI Mustang?

I think they are comparable, but both have their small minuses... Considering these are two different versions made years apart, I think it says something about the quality/details of the EI Mustang and I still prefer the EI Mustang overall.

I actually meant to say that this is the best Hobby Master 1/48 Mustang so far..

“The moment you think you know what’s going on in a women’s head, is the moment your goose is well and truly cooked”-Howard Stark

hworth18 wrote:Picked up my Preddy Stang from Onmark today and all I can say is.... Wow!!Purely a piece of diecast porn that could only be that much better if HM would add the stencils.Other than that, no real complaints here and definitely the best release of the 1/48 Mustang so far.

How does it compare detail and quality wise to the EI Mustang?

I think they are comparable, but both have their small minuses... Considering these are two different versions made years apart, I think it says something about the quality/details of the EI Mustang and I still prefer the EI Mustang overall.

I actually meant to say that this is the best Hobby Master 1/48 Mustang so far..

...shoot - I was hoping that HM's was better (even though they are two different versions) since EI is history